| Rajya Sevaya Pinisai රාජ්ය සේවය පිණිසයි | |
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| Directed by | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
| Written by | Udayakantha Warnasuriya |
| Based on | True incidents |
| Produced by | Ureka Films |
| Starring | Sanath Gunathilake Geetha Kumarasinghe Joe Abeywickrama Kanchana Mendis |
| Cinematography | K. D. Dayananda |
| Edited by | Stanley de Alwis |
| Music by | Dilup Gabadamudalige |
| Production company | Dil Films International |
| Distributed by | EAP Theaters |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Rajya Sevaya Pinisai (On State Service) (Sinhala: රාජ්ය සේවය පිණිසයි) is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya and produced by Ranjith Jayasuriya for Ureka Films. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Geetha Kumarasinghe in lead roles along with Joe Abeywickrama and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Dilup Gabadamudalige.
The story is based on some true to life incidents that happened in Sri Lanka during 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.
Plot
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Cast
- Sanath Gunathilake as Minister Janaka Situbandara
- Geetha Kumarasinghe as Mahesha Upamali
- Joe Abeywickrama as Sumanasekara
- Kanchana Mendis as Prabhashwari
- Linton Semage as Wijepala
- Nimal Antony as Nihal
- Salaman Fonseka as Minister Welgama
- Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Janaka's henchman
- Priyankara Rathnayake as Janaka's shooter
- Jagath Benaragama as Dragged away shooter
- Sarath Chandrasiri as Purple shirt shooter
- Raja Sumanapala as Shot shopowner
- Gunawardena Hettiarachchi as Doctor
- Buddhi Wickrama
Awards
| Award Festival | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| Sarasaviya Awards | 2001 | Best Actress | Geetha Kumarasinghe | Won |
| National Film Festival | 2001 | Best Actress | Geetha Kumarasinghe | Won |
| Presidential Film Festival | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Kanchana Mendis | Won |
| Best Female Vocalist | Nirosha Virajini | Won |
References
- "Udayakantha's new film". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Sanath,Geetha on same set again". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Udayakantha goes on state service". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' shows a political crisis". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Raajya Sewaya Pinisai - රාජ්ය සේවය පිණිසයි film crew". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "'Rajya Sevaya Pinisai' review". The Island. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Kanchana : A new star is born". Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Dancer turned actress". infolanka. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Nirosha Virajini stats". musicwave. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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